Marker for fur skins



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M. CANTER MARKER FOR FUR sxINs Filed May s, 1925 Patented Nov. 9, 1926.

MORRIS CANTER, OF SOUTH NORWALK, CONNECTICUT.

MARKER FOR FUR SKINS.

Application filed May 6,

This invention relates to a marker to be applied to skins or hides, especially fur skins, to identify the skins.

Tt is the practice when the fur skins are sent to the dresser for the owner to attach vto the skins someidentifying mark to insure that the skins owned by him will be returned after dressing. Very frequently dishonest parties will remove the markers from certain skins, especially valuable skins or skins of high quality and transfer them to skins of lower quality which will be returned to the owner.

It is, therefore, an object of my invention to provide a marker for this purpose which cannot be removed from the skins without destroying` the marker, so that it cannot be attached to another skin and also will indicate if the marker has been tampered with. This willthus prevent the substitution or exchange of skins of inferior quality for valuable skins as' above noted.

It is also an object` of the invention to provide al marker of this type in which the identifying` mark may be the signature of the owner,and this mark is so mounted that it cannot be removed without destroying it, and therefore, cannot be transferred to another marker, or it cannot be removed without so marring it that it would be immediately apparent that it had been tampered with. i

Vith the foregoing and other objects in view, I have devised the construction illus-Y trated in the accompanying` drawing for1ning a part of this specification, similar reference characters being employed throughouty the various .figures to indicate corresponding elements. In -this drawing Fig. 1 is a. longitudinal section through a section of a skin and one form of marker attached thereto, av portion of the upper member andthe securing pin being shown in elevation.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing 'a slightly different construction.

Fig. 4L isa top plan viewof the construction shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a 'side eleva-tion and end view of the securing pin before being placed in securing position.

Fig. 6 gives similar views of the pin showd ingits action when forced to securing posi-r tion.

1925. Serial No. 28,352.

Fig. 7 is a section through a slightly dif 'ferent construction of marker. y

Fig. S is a top plan view of the construction shown in Fig'. 7, and

Fig. 9 is a detail of the lower end of the securing pin shown in Fig. 7.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, a section of skin Vis shown at 10. My improved marking device comprises a member 11 having a socket or compartment 12 and an upper member 13 having a projection 14 threaded into this socket to seal the open side thereof. In this compartment is mounted an identifying` element or marker 15, such as a piece of paper which may be folded, on which the owner may place any identifying mark desired, preferably his signature. This paper' is mounted in the compartment by means of a suitable substance 38 such as a waterproof cement or a so-called iron glue, or any other substance which will prevent removal of the paper without destroying it or so marring it asto indicate immediately that it had been tampered with. If the paper is embedded in this material which cannot be removed without cutting it up this operation of cutting the material will also destroy the paper, or if the glue is soaked with water to remove it, this soaking will also soak the paper and either destroy it or so mar it that it will be immediately apparent to the owner that it has been tampered with. 1n writing the signature or other identification an ink may be used whichwould run as soon .as moistened, which will also indicate to the owner any tampering therewith. The connection between the two elements should be sufliciently tight to prevent entrance of moistureor acids used in the dressing operation, and to assist in this sealing av fibre or other suitable washer 16 may be used between the two members. It willbe apparent that this` compartment is sealed-by rotating the two members relative to each other to thread them together;l

The two members have arms 17 and'v18 extending on opposite sides of the'skin, and they are secured together and to the skin by an element which cannot be detached without destroying it. Thus should an attempt Vbe made to remove the marker from the skin it will be destroyed and it willnot be available for attachment to another skin. I have produced an effective means for so connesting-the marker te the skin. Thiemeans Tit) pin may, therefore, be forced through thel arm 1S, Athe skin and into the socket, and it is so constructed that as it is forced into the socket it will expand or spread laterally into -the enlargement 22 and thus effectively secure the elements permanently together, and the pin cannot be removed Without destroying it. In the construction shownv I secure this effect by providing the pin with a transverse opening 23 as shown in Fig. 5, this opening being so positioned as to be in alignn'ient with the enlargement 22 when the end of the pin is inserted in the socket. It will then be apparent that as this pin is forced into the socket, either by means of pliers or a bloiv of a hammer, the side Walls of the pin by this opening will be forced laterally or spread into the enlargement forming bulges 2a which will effectively prevent removal of the pin from the socket. If an attempt is made'to move this pin it Will be so injured or destroyed that it cannot be again employed to secure the device to a skin, and there will be suificient metal left in the socket to prevent the insertion of a new pin. It Will be apparent that this pin not only secures the members 11 and 13 to the skin but it also forms an effective means for preventing the separation of the two members.

In Figs. 3 and 4, I have shoivn a slightly different construction. In this construction instead of the upper and lower members 25 and 26 being connected together by a. threaded connection the walls of the compartment 27 are somewhat tapered and the projection 28 on the upper member is correspondingly tapered, butis of such a size that the tvvo members may be forced together by a forced fit requiring considerable pressure. This Will give a very tight connection to seal the compartment and the arms of the members are secured together and to the skin `by means of the pin 19 the same as in the first form. The paper marker or identifying element is mounted in this compartment the same as in the iirst form.

A similar marker or identifying element may be'rolled up and inserted in the opening 23 in the pin 19. Such a marker is indicated at 29 and may carry the oWners signature the same' as the other marker. It Will'be apparent that by inserting this rolled paper in the opening before the pin is forced into the socket 21 the paper Will be effectively mounted Where it cannot be removed without destroying it unless the enclosing elements for thc paper are themselves destroyed.

In It 7, 8 and 9, I have shown a still different construction for carrying out the saine idea. In this construction the member E() is provided with a compartment 31 to receive the identifying element 15 carrying the owners signature and Which may be embedded in the glue, cement, or other material. as above described. The member 30 is provided with a curved arm 32 extending around the edge of the skin 1() to the opposite side thereof from the body of this member, and a securing pin 33 passes through this arm and the skin and has a threaded stud st at its free end threaded into lan opening in the member leading to the compartment 31. This stud is Vof sufficient length to project into the compartment vrhere it is provided with a transverse open- 35 to receive a pin 86. rIhe device is secured to the skin by screwing the pin into 'his opening and then insertingrthis pin 3 to prevent its removal.. The compartment El also opens through the lower Wall of the member i0 and is sealed by a threaded plug 37 to make the compartment moisture proof. In this construction the pin 3G may also be embedded in the glue or cement which encloses the paper marker 15, so that the. pin 33 cannot be removed and the device be detached from the skins Without destroying this marker. l

It will be apparent from the foregoing description that I have devised a construetion of an identifying marker or seal for skins in which the owners signature may be used as the identifying mark, and that this mark cannot be removed from the skins without destroying it or so marring it that it will be immediately apparent to the owner that the seal has been tampered With, and that this device Will, therefore, effectively prevent transfer of the marker from one skin to another and thus prevent substituu tion of inferior skins for skins of higher quality.

Having thus set torth the nature of my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a device of the character described, a. pair of members having means for detachably securing them together, one of said members being provided with a compartment which is closed by the other member, an element secured to said members to prevent separation thereof and arranged to pass through a skin to secure the members thereto, and means for securing the 'element to one of the members so arranged that the element will be destroyed in separating it from the member. y Y

2. In a'device of the character described, a member provided With a compartment to receive a marker, a second member, means to secure the second member to the first mema ber to seal said compartment, an element connecting said members to prevent separation thereof and arranged to pass through a skin to secure the members thereto, and means for permanently securing the element to one of the members.

3. In a device of the character described, a member having an opening which is enlarged beneath the entrance thereto, and within the body of the member and closed at its inner end, and a securing element for attaching the member to a skin, said element having a. transverse opening spaced from the end thereof so that when the element is forced into the opening in the member with the end of the element forced against the closed inner end of the opening in the member, the walls at the side of its opening will spread laterally into said enlargement.

l.' In a. device of the character described, a construction including arms adapted to eX- tend on opposite sides of a skin, one of said arms being provided with an opening closed at its inner end having an enlargement beneath the entrance thereto and within the body of the member, and a headed securing pin arranged to pass through the other arm and a skin and having a transverse opening so arranged that when the pin is forced into the opening in the arm with its end against the closed end of the opening in the arm the walls at the side of the opening in the pin will spread laterally into the enlargement to secure the pin to the arm.

5. In a device of the character described,

spaced arms arranged to receive a skin between them, one of said arms being provided with a recess closed at its inner ends opening from the inner wall thereof and provided with an enlargement within the arm inwardly of the entrance to said recess, and a securing element extending between the arms and provided with a. free end arranged to project into said recess and also provided with a transverse opening so that the weakened walls on the sides of the opening will spread laterally into the enlargement by engagement of its free end with the closed endl of the recess as the element is forced into said recess.

6. In a device of the character described, a member having a compartment opening from one side thereof to receive a marker, a portion of the openingV being internally threaded, a second member having a threaded projection to enter said opening and seal the compartment, said members having arms adapted to extend on opposite sides of a skin, one of said arms being provided with a socket opening from the inner wall thereof and enlarged inwardly of said entrance, and a'pin arranged to pass through the other arm and the skin and project into said recess, said pin having a transverse opening so that when the pin is forced into the socket the walls at the side of the opening will spread into the enlargement to secure the members together.

In testimony whereof I ax my signature.

MORRIS CANTER. 

